While the memory inside electronic devices may often be more reliable than that of humans, it, too, can worsen over time. Now a team of scientists from UW-Madison and Argonne National Laboratory may understand why. The results are published in the early online edition (May 23) of the journal Nature Materials.
A cellular structure discovered 125 years ago and dismissed by many biologists as “cellular garbage” has been found to play a key role in the process of cytokinesis, or cell division, one of the most ancient and important of all biological phenomena.
Some of the first data from a new orbiting infrared telescope are revealing that the Milky Way – and by analogy galaxies in general – is making new stars at a much more prolific pace than astronomers imagined.
For children growing up poor, money isn’t the only solution to overcoming the challenges of poverty. The genes and warm support received from parents also can buffer these children against many of the cognitive and behavioral problems for which poverty puts them at risk.
A cranberry variety developed by UW-Madison scientists with the help of local cranberry growers is now poised to give those same growers a competitive edge.
Combining images from orbiting and ground-based telescopes, an international team of astronomers has located the eye of a cosmic hurricane: the source of the 1 million mile-per-hour winds that shower intergalactic space from the galaxy M82.
An article proposing a new method for measuring tobacco addiction, published in the latest edition of The Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, suggests that one size does not fit all when it comes to motivations for smoking.
With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a group of UW-Madison researchers will investigate what happens if infectious prion proteins – considered the cause of chronic wasting disease and mad cow disease – enter wastewater treatment plants.
When a dog shows signs of brain damage such as seizures, incoordination, circling or behavior changes, the source is not easy to diagnose. But veterinary neurologists at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine have implemented a new technique that helps pinpoint the source of the problem.
Extinction doesn’t just affect the species that disappears — it alters entire communities, changing both how the community as a whole and the individual species within it will respond to environmental degradation, according to results published in the May 13 issue of Nature.
The Office of Education Outreach at UW-Madison is convening a pre-conference to the 20th Annual Distance Teaching and Learning Conference on Aug. 2-3 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.
According to a study just published in Preventive Medicine, 68 percent of smokers who were offered free smoking-cessation treatment during their regular clinic visits took advantage of the invitation.
As part of a Medical School study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, treatment for postpartum depression is now being offered at no cost to qualifying mothers.
The family of bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are notoriously sturdy. And although the diseases they cause have been held in check for the past 50 years by antibiotics, some strains are becoming increasingly resistant to existing therapy. Now, however, a new chink has been found in the cellular armor that makes these infectious diseases difficult to treat.
After what appeared to be a reluctant take off, the great horned owl outfitted with new sight thanks to UW-Madison is now perched in the treetops near Manitowoc, Wis.
The thousands of people who suffer from postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the severe burning pain that often follows the skin infection commonly known as shingles, now have new, durable relief from an unexpected source: capsaicin, the alkaloid that makes hot peppers hot.
The United States Department of Agriculture announced will contribute $4.4 million to an international research collaborative seeking to control and eliminate Johne’s disease in cattle, sheep and goats.
In the April 14 issue of Wisconsin Week, one of the parking permit prices in the three-tiered pricing structure for the 2004-05 academic year was incorrectly reported. The annual prices will be $425, $675 and $1,015.
A better understanding of obesity among American Indian children is being gained through a joint effort among the UW Medical School, the Department of Family Medicine, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, and the Menominee, Lac du Flambeau and Bad River communities.
A plan to use the state constitution to limit government spending could seriously undermine Wisconsin’s economy and quality of life, according to a researcher at UW-Madison.